wackelte

[ˈvakl̩tə]

/[ˈvakl̩tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wackelte” is uncommon German (frequency #75,226 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,226
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wackeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-wackelte · wackelte · German

wackelte · rank #75,226 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,226
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahlbenachric…

Nearest frequency peer: Wahlbenachrichtigung (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wackelte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wackelte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wackelte
PropertyValue
Headwordwackelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvakl̩tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wackelte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wackeltefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wahlbenachrichtigung“ (#75,227), „Wachpersonal“ (#75,224), „Wakefield“ (#75,228). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wackelte“ bei #75,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wackelte is uncommon German at frequency #75,226 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvakl̩tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for wackelte in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wackelte, spelled W-A-C-K-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wackeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wackeln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wackeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wackeln

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wackelte"?
"wackelte" is spelled W-A-C-K-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvakl̩tə].
What does "wackelte" mean?
As a verb, "wackelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wackeln
How do you pronounce "wackelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wackelte" is [ˈvakl̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wackelte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wackelte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Warterei#75,232wegwirft#75,236verrätst#75,188vernimmt#75,185

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list